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TIL in 1997 a small Texas community tried to replace "Hello" with "Heaven-o" citing religious reasons

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ne0Wb TIL that in the past 20 years there has been 250,000,00 votes cast by mail-in vote and only 0.000006% were considered fraud (143 over 20 years)
x95g TIL that in 1998, a charter pilot discovered a 2.6 mile long geoglyph carved into a remote Australian plateau. It depicts a man holding a throwing stick and is known as ‘the Marree Man.’ To this day its creators remain unknown.
AEBa TIL of Clair Engle, a US Senator who was left unable to speak because of a brain tumor. In 1964, when the Senate voted on whether or not to break the filibuster on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, he pointed to his eye, signaling his vote in favor of ending the filibuster (“aye”).
pYyNZ TIL: That the use of toilet paper started in ancient China around the 2nd century BC. Prior to this, the ancient Romans used a "tersorium", consisting of a sponge on a stick. The stick would be soaked in a water channel in front of a toilet, and then stuck through a hole at the front of the toilet.
b90V9 TIL that the Spanish word 'Ole!' comes from the word 'Allah!'. The Muslims in southern Spain in medieval times believed genius came from God. They would shout 'Allah!' when they saw a dancer who seemed intensely gifted on stage. Nowadays 'Ole!' is a Spanish accolade of praise for any performance.